23 May 202422 May 2024 Idemitsu Makes $114 Million Investment in HIF Global to Develop eFuels The Japanese large energy company Idemitsu Kosan will acquire a stake in HIF Global. HIF Global continues to actively expand its eFuels projects in USA, Australia, Chile, and Uruguay
22 May 202417 December 2024 Chemical and Physical Recycling are Essential for the Realisation of the Green Deal and the Circular Economy The Renewable Carbon Initiative has published a position paper outlining the importance of chemical and physical recycling and what is needed to realise its huge potential
Invitation to the BioReCer Stakeholder Workshop: Certifying the sustainability of biological resources at the EU level: focus on the forest industry 13 June 2024, 9:00-15:00m Domsjö, Sweden
Peru’s Nuevo Mundo continues sustainability journey with Archroma As strategic partner of apparel brands, Nuevo Mundo will offer collections utilizing Archroma’s EarthColors®, agricultural waste based dyes, produced with zero liquid discharge and substantial resource savings
Die Plastikkrise: Ölnachfrage aufgrund steigender Kunststoffproduktion Wie Investierende nachhaltige Lösungen vorantreiben können
Roadmap to a carbon-neutral refinery by 2050 Towards the sustainable production of future fuels, chemicals and materials
Dairen Chemical Corporation Joins The LYCRA Company and Qore® in the Development of Renewable LYCRA® Fiber Letter of intent to convert QIRA® - the next generation 1,4-butanediol (BDO) - into low-impact PTMEG for the patented bio-derived LYCRA® fiber
Hapag-Lloyd and IKEA collaborate to advance cleaner shipping For the period March 2024 to February 2025, both companies have agreed to use Hapag-Lloyd’s highest product option for biofuels “Ship Green 100”, which relies on waste- and residue-based biofuel instead of conventional marine fuel oil
Hapag-Lloyd und IKEA gemeinsam für nachhaltigeren Seetransport Für den Zeitraum von März 2024 bis Februar 2025 haben sich beide Unternehmen darauf geeinigt, Hapag-Lloyds höchste Produktoption für Biokraftstoff „Ship Green 100“ zu nutzen, die auf Biokraftstoff aus Abfällen und Reststoffen anstelle von konventionellem Schiffstreibstoff basiert
Exclusive: Eni aims to sell stakes in biofuel, bioplastic units by year-end, sources say Separately, Eni is in talks with two suitors to sell up to 30% in its bio-plastic business Novamont, which could value it at around 1 billion euros including debt
Formerra and AFC Ecoplastics Forge New Path in Compostable Materials Certified compostable materials will help packaging meet growing eco-demands
Sweden’s First Biogas CCU Facility to be built by Bright Renewables and Tekniska Verken The new facility, which will annually produce 20,000 tons of food-grade quality bioCO2, is expected to be completed before next summer in 2025
21 May 202417 May 2024 nova Session on “The latest on the EU Policy Framework for Chemicals and Materials” Overview of the latest developments in the EU policy framework for Renewable Carbon in the chemical and material industries
Successful acceptance at Republic Services in Las Vegas With Krones as general contractor, Republic Services received the entire plant from a single source
Erfolgreiche Abnahme bei Republic Services in Las Vegas Mit Krones als Generalunternehmer erhielt Republic Services die gesamte Anlage aus einer Hand
BlueAlp and RES partner to build Italy’s first 20kta advanced plastic recycling plant RES’ experience in sorting and pretreatment of waste combined with BlueAlp’s existing detailed design of a commercial plant, makes this a fast-track project with operations expected to start in mid-2026
Nanoparticle catalysts convert carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide to make useful compounds Researchers from the University of Illinois studied the catalytic activity of cheaper nanoparticle catalysts to determine if the lower-cost catalyst could enhance activity levels of β-Mo2C with a silica oxide support in the RWGS reaction
Holz in der Industrie: Holzwerkstoffe für mechanische Bauteile entwickelt Gute Eignung für reib- und verschleißbeanspruchte Anwendungen – umweltfreundliche Alternative
The UN takes stock of the global bioeconomy A recent FAO seminar and a UN Environment bioeconomy report brought together an international panel discussing the urban bioeconomy with a strong focus on Africa and Asia
Rice researchers’ synthetic chemistry approach yields new compounds with potential biomedical applications The study marks a significant advancement in chemical synthesis techniques, leveraging modern organic chemistry and engineered enzymes
Chemisch-synthetischer Ansatz führt zu neuen Verbindungen mit potenziellen biomedizinischen Anwendungen Studie stellt bedeutenden Fortschritt in den chemischen Synthesetechniken dar, indem sie die moderne organische Chemie und künstliche Enzyme nutzt
17 May 202413 May 2024 Chemovator invests in Detroit-based startup Heartland rethinking plastics using natural fiber reinforcements Supported by a team of scientists, engineers, and technologists, Heartland has developed hemp-based materials that can be used as additives within BASF's plastic compounds
Chemovator investiert in US-Startup Heartland, das Kunststoffe durch natürliche Fasern verstärkt Mit Hilfe eines Teams aus Wissenschaftlern, Ingenieuren und Technologen, hat Heartland Materialien auf Basis von industriellem Hanf entwickelt, die als Zusatzstoffe in Kunststoffverbindungen der BASF verwendet werden können
Bioeconomy needs circularity We need circularity because it reduces the need for mining (and its energy use); and because it cuts the amount of products going to landfill
Sugar-based catalyst upcycles carbon dioxide New catalyst could offer a potential solution for using captured carbon
Katalysator auf Zuckerbasis verwertet Kohlendioxid Experten der Northwestern Universität haben durch einen einfachen Katalysator einen preisgünstigen Wandler für abgeschiedenen Kohlenstoff gefunden
CARBIOS and Hündgen enter supply agreement for world’s first PET biorecycling plant From end 2026, Hündgen will supply 15kt/year of post-consumer PET flakes to CARBIOS’ first commercial plant
CARBIOS und Hündgen schließen Liefervereinbarung für die weltweit erste PET-Biorecycling-Anlage Ab Ende 2026 wird Hündgen die erste kommerzielle Anlage von CARBIOS mit jährlich 15.000 Tonnen an Post-Consumer-PET-Flakes beliefern
FunCell raises €4.8 Million This fundraising includes a capital increase and support from FunCell’s financial partners
Verpackung neu denken: Papier stärken – mit biobasierten und bioabbaubaren Additiven Französisches Start-up FunCell erhält 4,8 Millionen Euro
16 May 20249 July 2024 Exploring the Future of Advanced Recycling: Early Bird Tickets Now Available Smart birds book early – Future focused attendees of the Advanced Recycling Conference 2024 can save 20% with the early bird bookings until July 16th 2024
Wachstumsmarkt Recycling: Ab sofort Frühbucher-Tickets für die Advanced Recycling Conference 2024 verfügbar Bis zum 16. Juli 2024 können schnell entschlossene Teilnehmer der Advanced Recycling Conference 2024 von einem 20% Frühbucher-Discount profitieren
European Hydrogen Bank auction provides €720 million for renewable hydrogen production in Europe The winning bidders will produce renewable hydrogen in Europe and will receive a subsidy to bridge the price difference between their production costs and the market price for hydrogen
Carbon Clean achieves fabrication milestone on FlagshipONE with the project’s first carbon capture unit module Europe’s largest commercial-scale eMethanol facility under construction is marking the start of the module assembly process
Researchers offer US roadmap to close the carbon cycle The experts from several DOE laboratories present a United States-based perspective for achieving net-zero carbon emissions
Toward a global treaty on plastic pollution Since two years, delegates gather with the goal of concluding the world’s first plastic pollution treaty, but agreement is still far away - and there is the question of how ambitious the new treaty should be
Compounds for the SEAM process Experts from the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF have developed their own manufacturing process for the compounds which cannot only be processed in the SEAM process (Screw Extrusion Additive Manufacturing), but the components are also suitable for outdoor use
Vorstellung von neuartigen naturfaserverstärkten Compounds für die Verarbeitung im High Speed Additive Manufacturing Experten aus dem Fraunhofer LBF haben ein eigenes Herstellungsverfahren für Leichtbau-Compounds entwickelt, die nicht nur im SEAM-Prozess verarbeitet werden können, sondern wo die Bauteile auch für den Außeneinsatz geeignet sind
Seastex Akustikfliesen: Akustisch wirksame Interiorelemente aus Muschelbartfäden Dank einer eigens entwickelten Faserverarbeitungstechnologie für verschmutzte Muschelabfälle ist es möglich, das Material in größeren Mengen zu einem fluffigen Fasermaterial namens „Seawool“ aufzubereiten
Cheap catalyst could help turn carbon dioxide into fuels Molybdenum compound offers an efficient way to make carbon monoxide - a building block of chemicals and fuels
ABB pioneers advanced cable protection solution crafted from discarded ocean fishing nets To lower Scope 3 emissions and make this innovation possible, ABB partnered with Envalior, a global leader in sustainable and high-performance engineering materials
Vom Fischernetz zum Kabelschutz ABB entwickelt Kabelschutzschläuche aus recyceltem Polyamid 6 (PA6), das aus ausrangierten Fischernetzen gewonnen wird
15 May 20248 May 2024 TOMRA to feature latest AI’s plastic and flake sorting solutions at NPE 2024 TOMRA Recycling will feature its latest sorting innovations available to the plastics industry during NPE 2024 in Orlando, May 6-10, 2024, at TOMRA exhibit #S35185
TOMRA stellt die neuesten KI-, Kunststoff- und Flake-Sortierlösungen für Kunststoffrecycling auf der NPE 2024 vor TOMRA Recycling wird seine neuesten Sortierinnovationen für die Kunststoffindustrie während der NPE 2024 in Orlando vom 6. bis 10. Mai 2024 am TOMRA-Stand #S35185 vorstellen
ANDRITZ production line for biodegradable wipes starts up at Teknomelt, Türkiye The new neXline wetlace CCP (carded-carded-pulp) line produces nonwoven roll goods for biodegradable, plastic-free wet wipes
ANDRITZ-Produktionslinie für biologisch abbaubare Feuchttücher bei Teknomelt, Türkei, nimmt Betrieb auf Die neue Linie des Typs neXline wetlace CCP (Carded-Carded-Pulp) produziert Vliesstoff-Rollenware für biologisch abbaubare, kunststofffreie Feuchttücher
Messer launches with ZeCarb new “Carbon Capture as a Service” offering Messer, the world's leading specialist for industrial, medical and specialty gases, is expanding its product portfolio with "ZeCarb". "ZeCarb" stands for "Zero Carbon" and helps to decarbonize industries with high CO2 emissions
Diese Windräder aus Holz lassen sich komplett recyceln Erstmals werden in Deutschland Rotorblätter aus Holz getestet. Sie sollen nachhaltiger sein als konventionelle aus Glas- oder Kohlefaser
The world’s first wooden wind turbine blades are now installed in Germany The world’s first wooden wind turbine blades are now installed in Germany – Voodin Blade Technology is on a mission to make wind energy even more sustainable